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Read More »Enterbrain: New Super Mario Bros 2 flies in Japan
It has only been out a week, but already New Super Mario Bros 2 is one of the 3DS’ biggest selling video games. The game has sold 430,185 copies in Japan according to data from Enterbrain. It follows the release of the 3DS XL (or 3DS LL as it is …
Read More »Linkin Park and EA team-up for Medal of Honor
Linkin Park and Fort Minor frontman Mike Shinoda will score the soundtrack for the upcoming Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Meanwhile a new Linkin Park song Castle of Glass – off the band’s No.1 album Living Things – will feature in-game footage of Warfighter. It’s not the first time Linkin Park …
Read More »Look out FIFA: Ubisoft eyes No.2 spot with Assassin’s Creed
It’s most likely that 2012’s top three best-selling games will be Call of Duty, FIFA and Assassin’s Creed. But not in that order, says Ubisoft. EMEA managing director Alain Corre has told MCV he hopes momentum behind Assassin’s Creed III will push it to the No.2 slot this year. The …
Read More »Hitman Sniper Challenge: Retail league now open
Time’s up for our media assassins – now it’s your turn, retailers. MCV and Square Enix is looking for the UK games industry’s deadliest assassin with our Hitman Sniper Challenge competition. The best performers each month will win a 16Gb Wi-Fi iPad 2 and a 10" Agent 47 statue. The …
Read More »UK chancellor lauds British video games excellence
'The Government is determined to make this country the technology centre of Europe'
Read More »Id Software shuts down mobile operations
Studio focusing development on Doom 4
Read More »Gree opening new London studio
Japanese mobile company to join Microsoft, Amazon and Konami in UK capital
Read More »UK chancellor Osborne toasts British video games excellence
George Osborne has hailed the UK’s video games legacy – and what that means for Britain’s potential as a technology hub. In official comments issued today supporting the new GREE studio in London, he said that "the Government is determined to makeBritainthe technology centre of Europe, with theLondon’sTechCityat its heart." …
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